Research Topic

• Questions: How does UC Berkeley compare to other UCs in terms of safety? How do NorCal schools differ from SoCal public 4-yr universities?
• Variables of Interest: Location (on campus, off campus, student housing facilities), Categories of Crime (arrests, disciplinary actions, criminal offenses), Region (NorCal vs. SoCal)
• Data Source: U.S. Dept of Education [https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/customdata/search], Gallup [http://www.gallup.com/poll/194693/parents-fears-child-safety-school-unchanged.aspx]
• Methods: Data Wrangling (regex, filter), Data Visualization (ggplot), ‘for’ loop, Defined Functions

Berkeley vs. UCs

Distribution of Types of Crimes Committed